Emergency departments expecting high volume of patients this weekend

Dr Rosa McNamara, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital and Clinical Lead, HSE National Emergency Medicine Programme, highlights that people with non-urgent conditions could experience a long wait in Emergency departments this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ailbhe Conneely, Social Affairs Correspondent, reports from Citywest where protests last night passed off peacefully, following two nights of violence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deasún Lyons of the Carrick-On-Shannon Tidy Towns Committee celebrates their victory having won the SuperValu Tidy Towns 2025 competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patricia Forde, Laureate na nÓg, Irleland's Children's Literature Laureate, discusses the launch of The Children's Booker Prize for the best fiction written for young people between the ages of eight and twelve.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel gets reports from polling stations around the country:Samantha Libreri, Eastern Correspondent in Dublin;Paschal Sheehy, Southern Editor in Cork; Teresa Mannion, Regional Reporter in Galway; Marc O'Driscoll, North East Correspondent in Monaghan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Cunningham, Political Correspondent, on the latest from the presidential election campaigns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Murphy, Econimcs and Public Affairs Editor, assesses the government's chances of meeting its target for housing completions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fr Joseph Ryan, representing the Citywest/Saggart area, discusses the impact the violence is having on the community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former British paratrooper has been found not guilty of committing two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry. Vincent Kearney, Northern Editor, reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mayor of South Dublin County Council and Labour Councillor, Pamela Kearns discusses community engagement in relation to the accommodation centre in Citywest and how it has been impacted by events this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.